"Freeter" is a word coined by the Japanese, the combination of "free" and "arbeiter" (the word means "worker" in German), in reference to those freelancing young people.

“飞特族”是日本人把英语中“自由”和德语中的“工人”组合后发明的词，指那些从事自由职业的年轻人。

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The word freeter or freeta was first used around 1987 or 1988 and is thought to be an amalgamation of the English word free (or perhaps freelance) and the German word Arbeiter ("worker").

“飞特”的英文拼法freeter或freeta于1987或1988年首次使用，据说是英文单词free（自由）或freelance（自由职业）和德语单词Arbeiter（工人）的合成形式。

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But as the nation's "freeter" (freelance part-time worker) population continues to swell (nearly 4.5 million as of 2009), young men like Miyano are no longer a shunned and shameful minority.

但是这个国家“自由职业者”(自由职业者兼职人员)的人口不断膨胀(截至2009年近450万)，像宫野这样的年轻男子不再是让人避之唯恐不及和引以为可耻的少数族。

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